[Garowe] The Somali National Army [SNA] on Tuesday repulsed an al-Shabaab ...... al-Qaeda's tentacle in East Africa... attack in a military base within central Somalia, marking another significant step in the fight against the bully boyz who control large swathes of rural central and southern Somalia.
Al-Shabaab has been battling to topple the fragile UN-backed Somalia government, but their efforts are yet to succeed due to strong military resistance from both the Somalia National Army and the African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... Mission Forces [AMISOM].
Reports indicate that at least three bully boyz were killed following the al-Shabaab attack on a military camp west of Huddur town early on Tuesday. Government officials have also confirmed the incident which comes amid ongoing elections.
One source put the number of bully boyz killed at seven. Troops said the attack was repulsed; 3 rifles were also recovered, adding that the search for those who escaped was still active within the vicinity of the town.
The attack at the base comes barely a week after the elite Danab Special Forces and the US Africa Command launched an Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... in central Somalia, killing at least 60 al-Shabaab hard boys. This was the first US airstrike in as many months.
US Africa Command halted airstrikes in Somalia following the unprecedented withdrawal of troops in 2021upon instructions by former President Donald Trump ...dictatorial for repealing some (but not all) of the diktats of his predecessor, misogynistic because he likes pretty girls, homophobic because he doesn't think gender bending should be mandatory, truly a man for all seasons...... , who often cited "unnecessary" expenditure by the military in foreign nations.
But since then, there have been reports of plans to reinstate the military by the administration of President Joe The Big Guy Biden ...46th president of the U.S. The guy who lost Afghanistan, aka Biden's Bungle... . Currently, most US elite troops are stationed in Kenya where they assist those in Somalia whenever they want to conduct operations against al-Shabaab.
Over 200 bandits were killed in Niger State between Sunday and Tuesday in a joint security operation, the government has said.
Emmanuel Umar, the state Commissioner for Local Government Chieftaincy Affairs & Internal Security told journalists during a press briefing in Minna on Wednesday that it was a major victory for the state, in its fight against terrorists and bandits.
Niger State is being terrorised by bandits, who have been attacking communities, killing and abducting residents.
For instance, last Saturday, bandits attacked over 10 villages in the Lavun Local Government Area of the state resulting in the death of eight persons while several others sustained injuries of varying degrees.
The bandits, numbering about 100, reportedly launched attacks on Egbako, Ndaruka, Ebbo, Ndagbegi, Tshogi, Gogata and Ndakogitu communities. Others are Satisu, Yekoko, Satifu and Sokiara communities in the council.
It was learnt that the operation continued till Sunday.
The assailants reportedly ransacked each community and unleashed havoc on the residents and rustled an unconfirmed number of cattle.
Shafaq News/ Iraqi military intelligence captured three persons with links to the terrorist organization of ISIS in Nineveh plain, the Security Media Cell (SMC) reported earlier today, Wednesday.
SMC said in a brief press release that the intelligence unit of the Iraqi army's 16th division managed to locate and apprehend three persons with suspected connections to ISIS at Shaheed Sabhan checkpoint in Nineveh plain.
"The arrestees are wanted by the Judiciary pursuant to the provisions of Article 4/Terrorism," SMC added.
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Shafaq News/ Maysan police department said it apprehended six persons who organized and executed an attack on a security force on duty earlier today, Wednesday.
A statement by Maysan's police department said that a security force was transferring two persons detained pending trial when a group of assailants attacked their vehicle.
The group intended the kill the detainees against the ground of tribal conflicts.
"The detainees were injured in the fire exchange. They were transferred to a nearby hospital for medical care and are currently in a stable condition," the statement said.
Under the auspices of Maysan's Operations Commander Major-General Muhammad Jasem al-Zubaidi, and Maysan's Police Chief Major-General Naser Latif al-Asadi, a force from al-Qalaa police department, SWAT, Commandos, and Marines raided the residence of the culprits and traced them in cooperation with the Iraqi army airforce.
"The force clashed with the offenders near the Sakhra border territory and injured one of them. After trapping them, the force managed to arrest all the six of them and seized their weapons," the statement said.
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AIN ISSA, Syria (North Press) – On Wednesday, the Turkish forces and the affiliated Syrian armed opposition factions targeted the countryside of Ain Issa, north of Raqqa, northern Syria, with shells and heavy weapons.
“The Turkish forces and the affiliated factions targeted al-Musheirfa and al-Jadida villages, Ain Issa silos, and M4 Highway at 11 am,” a military source of the SDF told North Press.
“Dozens of shells fell down on the eastern and western countryside of Ain Issa, by the Turkish forces,” the source added.
The bombardment resulted in material damage to the citizens’ property, in addition to the spread of a state of panic and horror among the people, according to the source.
From time to time, the Ain Issa town and other regions in north and northeast Syria are shelled by Turkey and its affiliated factions.
On February 25, the Turkish forces and the affiliated factions shelled al-Hoshan village and M4 Highway, west of Ain Issa.
Reporting by Gulistan Muhammad
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RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – On Wednesday, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said its special forces dismantled an illegal drug network in Syria’s northern city of Raqqa.
On its official Facebook account, the SDF shared confessions of two persons identified as Mahammad al-Badr and Mustafa al-Badr from Raqqa who were members of the network.
The SDF said the two persons were arrested during a raid conducted on several houses in Raqqa neighborhoods.
The two admitted they were drug dealers and used to get the narcotics from a person based in Aleppo city where the Syrian government forces are in control. The drugs were transferred to Raqqa in packages hidden between food stuff.
On February 22, the Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria (Asayish) arrested a group of drug dealers in Tabqa city in the western countryside of Raqqa.
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MANBIJ, Syria (North Press) – On Wednesday, the villages of al-Tokhar al-Kabir and Aoun al-Dadat, north of the city of Manbij, north Syria, were hit with twelve mortar shells by the Turkish forces and the affiliated opposition factions.
“The Turkish shelling came from the Turkish base opposite the village of Qirata. No material damage or casualties were reported,” a military source said.
All the villages on the front lines between the Manbij military Council and Turkish-backed factions are daily bombed by the Turkish forces and the affiliated opposition factions.
” More than 25 Turkish shells hit the villages of the front lines,” the media center of the Manbij Military Council said on Tuesday.
Reporting by Saddam al-Hassan
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DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – On Wednesday, a person lost his life by unidentified gunmen in front of his house in the town of the eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside, eastern Syria.
“Unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle broke into the house of the 39-year-old named Ibrahim al-Jadyan and deadly shot him,” Inad al-Hamad, a resident of al-Sabha town, 25 km east of Deir ez-Zor, said.
“Al-Jadyan was from the town of al-Boulel, 20 km east of Deir ez-Zor, which is under the control of government forces, and had lived with his family in the town of Al-Sabha for several years,” al-Hamad added.
The eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor has recently witnessed the increased in the number of killings of SDF members, AANES employees, tribal notables and civilians.
On Tuesday, a person lost his life on Tuesday by unidentified gunmen in the town of Thiban, east of Deir ez-Zor.
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If you're going to ♪ Deir ez-Zor,
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair ♫
If you're going to ♪ Deir ez-Zor,
You're gonna meet some gentle people there ♫
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
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...46th president of the U.S. The guy who lost Afghanistan, aka Biden's Bungle...
